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Bruce Springsteen · 1998

Bruce Springsteen

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 8, 1998Legal⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Bruce Springsteen testified at London's High Court in a dispute with Masquerade Music over its attempt to release some of his early-1970s recordings in the UK. He said that when the songs were created, he was living from paycheck to paycheck and relying on financial assistance from his then co-manager Mike Appel.

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